Washington Middle School

Just a reminder that Ballots are due Tuesday, May 4th at the Courthouse. The ballots must be received before 8 pm. Please make sure you follow all directions provided so that your vote will count. PDF: https://5il.co/rm7t #GPSCommunity #BeInformed #Vote

April 21, 2021 is Administrative Professionals Day! Here at Washington Middle School we have one of the best secretaries around. We appreciate you Ms. Cleveland and all you do for the students and staff of our school! Ms. Cleveland....YOU ROCK!!! #WMSDEMONS #GPSPRIDE

On April 14, 2021, our Washington Middle School Academic Team competed at the Region IV MASSP Academic Olympics in Wolf Point, MT. We were represented by 2 teams consisting of Cassidy Rau, Wayne Zimdars, Nathan Marley, Brianna Barnick, Jacob Wade, MacKenzie Duede, Ryan Carney, Cole Thornton, Audrey Haase, and Haven Wade. Our School competed against 6 other schools in 4 written tests and an oral round competition. Awards were given to Jacob Wade for 9th in Science and 5th in Math. Haven Wade earned 6th place in the written English test. The students were impressive with how they represented themselves and our school. They were respectful, responsible, and kind! GO DEMONS!!! #WMSDEMONS #GPSPRIDE

Ballots will be mailed out today for the May 4, 2021 Election. Below is a Flyer for the High School and Elementary General Fund Levies. PDF: https://5il.co/rm7t #Vote #BeInformed

CONGRATULATIONS to Ms. Nicole Newton- 7th Science / 6th Computer Basics Teacher for being selected by the administration as the March WMS Staff Member of the Month! Ms. Newton was selected for her excellent work including labs into her instruction and for parental involvement. Ms. Newton....YOU ROCK!!! #WMSDEMONS #GPSPRIDE #WMSSTAFFMEMBEROFTHEMONTH What was your favorite thing to do during the COVID shutdown? My family & I painted rocks we had found and placed them throughout our yard when they were finished. What is your favorite outside activity? Our family loves to camp, fish and have water fights in the backyard during the summer months. Why did you decide to work at WMS? To conquer my fear of being a middle school teacher. And now, I love it!! If you could be any cartoon character who would you choose and why? Ariel-she is my favorite Disney princess. She is rebellious and adventurous. It would be cool to be able to swim with the ocean animals. What is your favorite quote? "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." -Helen Keller

WMS SELFIE OF THE WEEK SUBMISSIONS! Congratulations to Mr. Cerenio & his 7th grade STEM students for being selected for last week. GO DEMONS!!! #WMSDEMONS #WMSSELFIEOFTHEWEEK

CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Pinkston- WMS Dean of Students for being selected by the staff as the WMS March Key to our School Recipient. We appreciate all of the work you do with our students! Mr. Pinkston.....YOU ROCK!!! #WMSDEMONS #WMSKEYTOOURSCHOOL

Hello everyone, We were asked by the Health Department to remind everyone to be diligent with cleaning. There is now community spread with the Norovirus. Also, please remind your students to not share their electronics to also help mitigate spread. Thank you f​or your help with making our schools and community safe! Have a great Easter weekend!

WMS Track schedule 2021. GO DEMONS!!! #WMSDEMONS #GPSPRIDE

Frog dissection lab in 7th Science today! GO DEMONS!!! #WMSDEMONS #GPSPRIDE

WMS Selfie of the week! CONGRATULATIONS to this group of 7th grade Science students for being selected for this selfie from their dissection lab this week. It was a GREAT week at WMS! GO DEMONS!!! #WMSDEMONS #GPSPRIDE #WMSSELFIEOFTHEWEEK

WMS Selfie of the week submissions! CONGRATULATIONS to this group of home room students reading their school newspaper "The Red & Black" for being selected this week. GO DEMONS!!! #WMSDEMONS #WMSSELFIEOFTHEWEEK #GPSPRIDE

CONGRATULATIONS to Melissa Marley- WMS assistant cook for being selected by school administration as the WMS Staff Member of the Month! We greatly appreciate Mrs. Marley's work in the kitchen with the rest of our amazing cooks. Mrs. Marley.....YOU ROCK!!! #WMSDEMONS #GPSPRIDE What was your favorite thing to do during the COVID shutdown? Take walks with my family. Also our fancy Friday family dinners. What is your favorite outside activity? Hiking in Makoshika, and family kickball games. Why did you decide to work at WMS? I decided to work for WMS because I like to cook and I could see my kids while in school. If you could be any cartoon character who would you choose and why? I would be Bell from beauty and the beast. I would be her because she is kind and happy being herself caring, and willing to trade places with her father. Also she gets to spend all day in that amazing library! What is your favorite quote? You never know what light you might spark in others, just through your kindness and your example.

8th grade WEB leaders had the chance to work with their 6th grade mentee's last week outside with the nice weather! GREAT job WEB leaders, Mrs. Houck and Mrs. Eckert.....YOU ROCK!!! #WMSDEMONS #WEB #GPSPRIDE #WMSAWESOMIZERS #Mentoring

8th grade Art students finishing up their clay projects! GO DEMONS!!! #WMSDEMONS #GPSPRIDE

February Key to our School recipient for WMS! LuAnn Price is a custodian here at our school and she was selected this month by her peers as the staff member they felt has been the most helpful to them personally or our school (students and staff). GO DEMONS #WMSDEMONS #GPSPRIDE

CONGRATULATIONS to the following students for being selected by their teachers as the February WMS Students of the Month: 6th- Brooklyn Ackerman & Gresyn Hostetler, 7th- Adelaide Quinn & Isaac Steel, 8th- Ryan Carney & Ashlyn Bircher. Go Demons!!! #WMSAWESOMIZERS #WMSDEMONS

Dear GPS Parents, We're excited to announce the new Social & Emotional Learning Hub on www.glendiveschools.com. This growing library contains helpful videos, games, community mental health resources, and activities. It also gives you free access to parent versions of the curriculum, used at GPS. 👉 Visit the SEL Resource Hub: https://www.glendiveschools.com/o/gps/page/social-emotional-resources--15 Please take a moment, this weekend, to review this ACT NOW Card (http://bit.ly/GPSActEveryTime) with your student. This reminds us to ACT (Acknowledge, Care, and Tell) if someone is struggling with thoughts of ending their life. This year has been tough for all of us. Let's continue to check-in on one another We are truly stronger together. Additional suicide prevention resources can be found here. Have a great weekend, The GPS Staff P.S. You can access the Social & Emotional Learning Hub anytime. From the school district website (www.glendiveschools.com), select Menu -- Parents & Students -- Social & Emotional Resources.

WMS Selfie of the week! Congratulations to these 6th grade Science students for being selected this week. GO DEMONS!!! #WMSDEMONS #GPSPRIDE #WMSSELFIEOFTHEWEEK

The journalism class has been working hard on our FIRST school newspaper!! I am so proud of them for the work they have done on it. I know that there are bound to be hiccups and bumps, but we are excited to present to you......The Red & Black!!!! The newspaper was distributed to all students and staff in home room this morning. GO DEMONS!!! #WMSDEMONS #GPSCOMMUNITY